Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality
Municipality in Central, Nepal
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Hanumannagar Kankalini[3] is a municipality of Saptari District in Sagarmatha Zone of eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Hanuman Nagar, Joginiya-1, Joginiya-2, Gobargada and Inarwa village development committees (VDCs).[4][5] Later, Bhardaha, Portaha, Madhawapur, Rampur Malhniya, Malhniya village development committees (VDCs) were added to the existing Hanumannagar Yoginimai Municipality.
Hanumannagar Kankalini
हनुमाननगर कंकालिनी | |
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  Hanumannagar Kankalini Location in Madhesh Province  Hanumannagar Kankalini Hanumannagar Kankalini (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26.5059°N 86.8597°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Development Region | Central |
| Province | Madhesh |
| District | Saptari |
| Established | 2073 BS |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Birendra Majhi (Janamat Party)[1] |
| • Deputy mayor | Sarita Devi Yadav Sipaliya (JSPN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.19 km2 (45.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 51,126 |
| • Density | 432.57/km2 (1,120.4/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Yadav Mandals (dhanuk) Muslims Das(Baniya) Mehtas Mushars Maithil Brahamins |
| • Religion | Hinduism Islam |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Maithili |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal Code | 54600[2] = |
| Area code | 031 |
| Website | hanumannagarkankalinimun |
The center of the municipality is established in the mid of Hanumannagar Bazaar. After merging the 10 VDCs population it had a total population of 45,734 according to 2011 Nepal census.[6] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.[7] Thus formed municipality has 14 wards. Jitendra Majhi of Janamat Party was elected as the Mayor of the municipality after the 2022 Nepalese local elections.